In many cases, the end of the year gives you time to step back and take stock of the last 12 months. This is when many of us take a hard look at what worked and what did not, complete performance reviews, and formulate plans for the coming year. For me, it is all of those things plus a time when I u...

BOCA RATON, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 11/07/12 -- SECNAP Network Security welcomes Ronald S. Posner, a leader in the high technology and venture capital industries, to its board of directors. He has extensive experience in growing companies and guiding them through periods of industry consolidation.

"Ron brings a wealth of knowledge about information technology and a record of helping companies reach their full potential," said SECNAP Chief Executive Officer Victor Nappe. "His leadership, experience and contacts will be a great asset to the company."

Posner is managing director of SP Capital LLC, a private advisory firm that specializes in recognizing strategic growth opportunities for publicly traded and privately owned middle-market technology companies. The company has helped clients increase shareholder value and has arranged their mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to forming SP Capital, Posner was CEO of four different software firms, including Peter Norton Computing and others, where he merged them with technology industry leaders such as Symantec, Borland and McAfee. Posner was a start-up investor and board member of Match.com, Rival Networks, Flipside.com, and Click2learn, all of which were sold to much larger corporations with his assistance.

Posner has been a limited partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, New Enterprise Associates, and JP Morgan Technology Partners. He serves on the boards of other technology companies, such as eChinaCash in Beijing, and on the advisory board of Fordham Graduate Business School. Posner received a master's degree in business from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in math from Rensselaer.

About SECNAP

SECNAP Network Security develops information technology and cybersecurity solutions that enable business to be conducted securely on the Internet. Its award winning CloudJacket helps businesses maintain privacy and enterprise-wide network and email security in the cloud at a lower total cost of ownership. In addition, the firm offers an extensive suite of security audits including internal and external vulnerability assessments, HIPAA / HITECH, GLBA, ISO, FFIEC and other compliance audits, web application and wireless assessments and more. For more information, visit http://cloudjacket.com and http://www.secnap.com.

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